Taming the (WWW) Wild Wiki West: Harnessing the Power of Wikis and Social Collaboration for Publishers

Wiki technology can be used to manage collaborative effort and rapidly produce usefully organized information, from software and process documentation to complete published books. But simply installing a wiki and expecting good material to magically appear is a proven recipe for disaster.

Asheesh Birla and Rob Flickenger will discuss their experiences and successes in wrangling wiki users, channelling their effort into a useful, living platform for developing knowledge.